THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Somewhat lost in the madness that was last year's Masters was Patrick Cantlay, the soft-spoken, stoic former amateur phenom who has one of the smoothest swings in the game if not the pro resume to match.
Cantlay made an eagle at Augusta National's par-5 15th during the final round in 2019 to briefly take the lead, only to bogey the next two holes. With Tiger Woods winning and Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson right there, and Francesco Molinari's difficulties and all manner of other players in the mix, Cantlay was easy to miss.